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Editor's Message

Welcome to the fall issue. Ihope everyone had a safeand enjoyable summer. First, Iwould like to congratulate my friend, Brendan Corrigan, on his promotion to Lieutenant.

Brendan was the first person I met withwhen we first started putting together thispublication. I would like to thank the guysat E-253 & L-153 for welcoming me into their house, so I could clean up after I ran the Tough Mudder.

If it wasn’t for them, I would have never been able to attendthe Captain James Corrigan Fundraiser that day. I also want to thankall the houses who invited me to sit down and eat with them. I learnedthis summer that the best places to eat in New York City is in an FDNYfirehouse.

Our tattoo contest winner is FF Brian McManus L-153. FF McManus willbe getting a tattoo in remembrance of his late daughter Ava. In addition,we are also giving a tattoo to Lt. Dave Turner E-38 for his retirement.Lt. Turner did not win our contest, but we decided as a retirement giftwe are giving Lt. Turner a tattoo to commemorate his career and toremember those he worked with as a firefighter.

In this issue, we remember FF Daniel Pujdak L-146. From his brotherDave, we catch a glimpse of Daniel’s life and learned who he was as abrother, son, man and a New York City firefighter. We also rememberFather Mychal Judge who was lost on 9/11 alongside the men he loved.

In a farewell interview, we have Lt. Dave Turner. He leaves a lastingimpression as he bids farewell to all his friends of the FDNY to starta new chapter in his life. We heard from the Florida retirees and thefounder of the FDNY Martin/St. Lucie Florida division founder RichardKirrsetter L-33 Ret... Rich, along with Bobby Checco L-110 Ret., sharedsome of their current photos and some photos from the “War Years.”We also learn about 911day.org and the ”I Will” campaign from JayWinuk. As a day of observance, this annual campaign pays tribute tothe memory of all those lost on 9/11 by honoring them with charitableservice and good deeds.

In November, The Beach House, E-268 & L-137, celebrated their 100thanniversary. A special thanks to Dawn Turizo for her article which givesan inside look at what our spouses, children, siblings, and parents, ofnot only fireman, but cops, EMS, and our military personnel go throughwhen we walk out the door for our tour of duty. Also, I must thankAmanda Floyd from Amanda Marie Artistry for this issue’s amazing coverphoto. Once again, a big thank you to Kyra Neeley for going to eventsand allowing me to use her photos of these events.

Merry Christmas to all and have a happy and safe holiday season.They support you, please support them.